Dearborn Public Schools
This attachment shows a variety of simple workouts you can do at home to help develop different muscle groups. Create your own set, try one or try them all, just get moving!
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1AoY6pcCm-YMT4y_yfoOKP7eF7TzUxEMS/view?usp=sharing
So as many of you know next week we will officially be on spring break. That said the forecast is looking good so we will be able to get outdoors and get moving. I personally ride my bike pretty much everyday and have set a goal for next week to ride a total of 50 miles in those next 7 days. Some days I may ride 5 miles other days I might ride 10-15 no specific division for each day but in a week just a total of 50. What I would like you guys to do is think up a goal for yourselves to walk, run or ride and be consistent next week to achieve that goal. I use the under armour app on my phone to track my mileage but you don’t necessarily need an app to keep track. Travel around the block in your neighborhood 4 times and that’s 1 mile. Travel around the track 6 times at Becker and that’s a mile. It doesn’t have to be exact but giving yourself a target goal to shoot for will help you stay motivated and active. I will post my progress on this blog mid-week and let you all know how it’s going. I hope you will join me!! If so comment or e-mail me your distance goal and we’ll help each other stay motivated and stay active!!
Enjoy the Break, stay active in or outdoors but most importantly stay healthy and safe!!
This document contains the fitness testing standards you were being tested on in Phys Ed class during the school year. The documents is broken down by grade levels and gender. There are a few differences in scores between boys vs girls and in each grade level the number of repetitions for each exercise increase. The document shows sit and reach and chin ups which we cannot do without the equipment but you can test yourselves on the jump rope, sit ups and push ups as well as the running requirements. Test yourselves first then practice each day and the following week test yourself again to see if you improved! Good luck and stay active! Any questions just e-mail me or comment in the blog and I will respond. My e-mail is : lesniaj@dearbornschools.org
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1kffnUa4MxAsK7Nz82VEYOu_gtm6u63RZ8HH3fhbkyAY
If you’re anything like me basketball is a big part of your life and currently with this virus situation there is no basketball taking place. I miss the game very much, I miss playing it with the kids in gym class, I miss watching it on tv each night. Fortunately, I found a new basketball app for your phone or tablet or i-pad that has a ton of skills drills and tips to help keep your game sharp and skills in tact while being away during this closure. The app is called Homecourt. It is a free app you can download to any electronic device that will teach you some skills drills and give you some things to practice in your backyard or driveway. It is a free app and it’s easy to use. It has demonstration and instructional videos on it and is very kids/user friendly. The weather is getting warmer so download this app and get out and play.
This post is to encourage parents and students to visit a youtube site called Cosmic Kids. This site is great for students of all grade levels but it is primarily targeted towards students in Kindergarten through Third grade. The videos are engaging and simple to follow along with. The movements can be performed by kids of all ability and agility levels. They are Yoga videos that promote mindfulness and whole body wellness as well as balance and flexibility. The videos are a great way to start your day or to be performed after lunch and or during a brain break from your online studies. Hope you enjoy them as much as me and my niece did. We did the Frozen one of course.
https://www.youtube.com/user/CosmicKidsYoga
Below is a link that will provide you with a daily workout regiment to follow to fulfill our weekly p.e. requirement. It has a week 1 link just in case you missed it and this weeks lessons. Hopefully you find something you are interested in and keep moving daily!
This document you can either print or download will give you a few simple exercises that you should be completing at home each day. Simply perform each exercise listed and check it off after completion. Staying active will help you stay healthy and boost your spirits during these difficult days away from school.
Here is the document attachment: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1naN4g7af70LB4RPqF1W614NzWXkv9nXx/edit#gid=328816910
Below is another website that has a ton of activities for kids to keep them active while being out of school. Remember some grade levels had P.E. Class twice a week for 45 minutes each session in which we moved and exercised plus recess in which students played various games and sports so while we are out of school it is still important to keep active and stay healthy. Now more than ever we need to move at home to make up for that lost activity time. Hopefully this site will have exercises you would like to try and will accelerate those heart rates!
1.) Glenn Higgins Fitness – no there’s no relation to Mr. Higgins our Principal at William Ford but this guys channel on YouTube has over 40 workouts and dance videos you can do off a computer or phone just by following along. Many are themed such as Fortnite and Batman and many more so just pick a favorite and find some space in your home or back yard and follow along. The movements will give you something to do and help keep you strong!
Here is an opportunity to write an essay and maybe win some money. While being out of school currently you might be missing writing, if so here is a great writing contest being offered by scholastic. All you have to do is write an essay about why sports are important and you could win up to $500! The details to the contest are in the link provided below. Check it out and see if it’s something you would like to participate in. I would love to read your essays and it would be so cool if someone from our school won! This contest is only for our 4th and 5th graders.
Darebee.com- workout resource.
Look at the video exercise library, some have printable workout picture resources. There are 100’s of exercise things to do on here. You can create your own routine or regiment.
Sworkit.com – sign in or log in then it has tons of workouts you can do. Everything from strength, agility to flexibility and balance. It has warm ups on there as well. The kids section has workouts that are always free. This site also has an app that might be easier to use for those more familiar with phones rather than the computer.
NFL play 60 – this website is run by the NFL and has videos and information about the importance of moving and being physically active for at least 60 minutes per day. The videos link has exercises led by a former NFL player and teaches you a few exercises you can perform at home with no equipment needed!
https://aha-nflplay60.discoveryeducation.com/videos